Meghalaya Ministers To Take Stock Of Coal Mining Ban

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday said the government would soon constitute a Group of Ministers (GoMs) to study the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining in the state.

Sangma announced the decision to constitute the group during a meeting with the State Coordination Committee of Coal Owners and Mine Dealers Forum to study the current status of the NGT ban on coal mining in Meghalaya and the way forward.

Sangma said that GoMs comprising Mining and Geology, Law, Environment and Home would be constituted to look into the whole issue. Read More…